Registration for Night Vision, my soft pastel intuitive drawing eCourse is now officially open. If you want to learn the ins-&-outs of using these little sticks of magic & create 11 drawings of pastel bliss along with me..than come join Night Vision. I’m offering a $30 discount-a-rooie to all early 🐥 that register between now & March 15th. Class starts on the 19th! Link on profile. .. .. .. .. .. #conniesolera #nightvisiondrawing #pastels #softpastels #drawing #pasteldrawings #drawing #intuitivedrawing #contemporarydrawing #mixedmedia #mixedmediaart #art #artist #worksonpaper #inthestudio #ecourse #painter #phoenixartist #arizonaartist 
For the longest time I stayed away from soft pastels — they just weren’t my thang — ya know what I mean? Then, last year, when the world flipped upside down, something called me to them. Every night, before going to bed, I’d pull out my gorgeous set and smudge out a sketch. When I paint I love to get my hands directly into the mess — but soft pastels are different. There’s something so soothing & so satisfying about smudging & blending those delicious colors with your fingertips. This material alone made my transition into a “new-normal” a little less anxious. Within a couple weeks I filled in a total sketchbook of pastel drawings & I titled the series Night Vision. Partially because I drew them at night, & partially because these drawings became about the way we can see in the dark. For me working with soft pastels helps me dip directly into that mysterious world of imagination, memory, dreams & visions. I don’t know how it happens exactly, but I love when these magical creatures & faces emerge from dusty fields of color. Working with soft pastels helps me express a part of myself that paint, ink, & even my beloved oil pastels can’t do. Monday, March 1st my Night Vision eCourse goes on sale once again. If you’re one of my students or newsletter subscribers I’ll be sharing a discount with you. I would love to welcome you into my Night Vision world with me!!! 
“Imaginative knowledge”. I heard that term recently & I can’t stop swishing it around my brain. That’s what these pieces are about....& my life in general. .. .. .. .. #conniesolera #imaginativeknowledge #painting #painter #femalepainter #femaleartist #art #artist #sketchbook #paintsketch #mixedmedia #mixedmediaart #color #abstractart #dreamscape #dreamtime #sketching #studiopractice #paintingpractice #creativepractice 
Yesterday I made a big decision. Today I made a sketch. .. .. .. .. #conniesolera #mixedmedia #mixedmediaart #mixedmediaartist #art #artist #painting #dailypainting #painter #sketchbook #oilpastels #oilpastel #phoenixartist #arizonaartist #pink #orange #dreamscape #worksonpaper #studiopractice #paintingpractice #abstractart #abstractpainting 
The weird & wonderful, bizarre & beautiful sketches of Connie continue. .. .. .. #conniesolera #oilpastel #oilpasteldrawing #drawing #sketch #sketchbook #dailydrawing #dailysketch #holbeinoilpastels #sketchbook #color #art #dreamtime #dreamworld #dreamcreatures #artist #phoenixartist #arizonaartist #outsiderart #creativepractice #studiopractice #painter 
Three nights in a row I’ve had dreams about vultures. 🧐 .. .. .. .. #conniesolera #oilpastel #oilpasteldrawing #drawing #sketch #sketchbook #dailydrawing #dailysketch #holbeinoilpastels #sketchbook #color #art #dreamtime #dreamworld #dreamcreatures #artist #phoenixartist #arizonaartist #creativepractice #studiopractice 
This is me, processing stuff. 🤣😐 .. .. .. .. #conniesolera #sketchbook #sketching #paintsketch #oilpastel #oilpasteldrawing #oilpastelart #painting #paintsketch #art #artist #painter #mixedmedia #mixedmediaart #fearlesspainting #studiopractice #creativepractice #paintingpractice #color #inspiration #ontheworktable #drawing #dailydrawing 
I drew this little sketch last night. Went to bed. Then literally dreamt of rolling out hundreds & hundreds of slabs of clay on a slab roller. In my dream I wanted to build this sketch in clay the height of myself. I had large stacks of slabs everywhere that I could barely walk. I guess I was so excited to be working in clay again, I overdid it a bit. .. .. .. .. .. #conniesolera #sketch #dailysketch #oilpastels #sennelieroilpastels #drawing #dailydrawing #dreamscape #sketchforsculpture #sculptureprep #sketching #sketchbook #visualjournal #art #artist #phoenixartist #arizonaartist #worksonpaper #painter #workingartist #dailysketch #inthestudio #studiopractice #creativepractice #creativeprocess 
Speaking of love...I love when my paintings do this kinda thing...complete one another. 😘 .. .. .. .. .. .. #conniesolera #painting #worksonpaper #mixedmedia #contemporaryart #contemporarypainting #studiopractice #paintingpractice #art #artist #color #dailypainting #phoenixartist #arizonaartist #fearlesspainting #abstractart #abstractportrait #creativepractice 
In my Paint Wisdom Friday classes that I teach, we call this size of substrate the Skinny-Mini. 😂#paintwisdomcircle .. .. .. .. #conniesolera #fearlesspainting #skinnymini #painting #dailypainting #abstractpainting #abstractportrait #worksonpaper #makeart #makearteveryday #paintingpractice #creativepractice #studiopractice #contemporarypainting #art #artist #mixedmediaart #phoenixartist #arizonaartist